What is the median rent in Clay Township, MI?

Name: Median rent in Clay Township, MI, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Clay Township, MI is $1,005 (±$176) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 242 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Clay Township, the median gross rent went from $1,011 in 2015–2019 to $1,005 in 2020–2024 (−0.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,005 (±$176)
Rented homes: 242 (±132)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: −0.6%

How much rent costs in Clay Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Clay Township	St. Clair County	Michigan	United States
Less than $500	9.1% (±12.0 points)	8.6%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	40.1% (±32.6 points)	38.1%	30.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	50.8% (±34.4 points)	42.5%	38.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±11.6 points)	7.7%	15.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±11.6 points)	1.9%	5.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±11.6 points)	0.7%	1.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±11.6 points)	0.4%	1.7%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 50.8% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Clay Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Clay Township against St. Clair County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Clay Township	St. Clair County	Michigan	United States
Median gross rent	$1,005 (±$176)	$1,029 (±$25)	$1,129 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	242 (±132)	12,376 (±809)	1,032,697 (±7,764)	42,849,984

In Clay Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from St. Clair County ($1,029).

It is not measurably different from Michigan ($1,129).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In St. Clair County, Clay Township ranks 15 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 561 of 1,305.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Clay Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,011 (±$113)	$1,005 (±$176)	−0.6%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	11.4% (±3.2 points)	6.3% (±3.2 points)	−5.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±5.2 points)	4.2% (±6.7 points)	+4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Clay Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clay Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Clay Township	—	$1,005 (±$176)	—
Algonac	4.5 mi	$910 (±$107)	Not measurably different
Ira Township	6.3 mi	$1,266 (±$158)	Higher
Cottrellville Township	6.5 mi	$965 (±$137)	Not measurably different
New Baltimore	7.8 mi	$1,039 (±$118)	Not measurably different
Marine City	9.4 mi	$944 (±$110)	Not measurably different
Harrison Charter Township	10 mi	$1,097 (±$48)	Not measurably different
Chesterfield Township	11 mi	$1,140 (±$60)	Not measurably different
Casco Township (St. Clair County)	11 mi	$1,091 (±$952)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ira Township, MI ($1,266).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across St. Clair County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
9	Grant Township (St. Clair County)	$1,096 (±$214)
10	Port Huron Charter Township	$1,094 (±$63)
11	Casco Township (St. Clair County)	$1,091 (±$952)
12	Clyde Township (St. Clair County)	$1,072 (±$285)
13	Emmett Township	$1,050 (±$101)
14	Burtchville Township	$1,032 (±$300)
15	Clay Township	$1,005 (±$176)
16	Fort Gratiot Charter Township	$989 (±$62)
17	Port Huron	$982 (±$38)
18	Marysville	$974 (±$122)
19	Lynn Township	$970 (±$592)
20	Cottrellville Township	$965 (±$137)
21	Marine City	$944 (±$110)

Showing 13 of 27 places in St. Clair County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Clay Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Pearl Beach.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Clay Township

What is the average rent in Clay Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Clay Township is $1,005 (±$176) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Clay Township?

In Clay Township, the median gross rent went from $1,011 in 2015–2019 to $1,005 in 2020–2024 (−0.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Clay Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Clay Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Clay Township higher than in St. Clair County?

In Clay Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from St. Clair County ($1,029).

It is not measurably different from Michigan ($1,129).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Clay township, St. Clair County, Michigan (county subdivision:16180, in state:26 county:147).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.